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Jade from Beyond Good & Evil skin unlocked by completing Prince of Persia

2:40 PM on 12.01.2008, Nick Chester 46 comments

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Last week, we ran a silly little article called "Top 5 Ubisoft character skins we'd like to see in Prince of Persia." In it, I joked that one of them I'd like to see is Jade from Ubisoft's "cult hit" Beyond Good & Evil. Well, someone must have been listening (or I'm psychically linked to the Prince of Persia team), because imagine my surprise when I found that completing the game unlocked just that -- a Jade skin for the Prince's magical sidekick, Elika.

Selectable from the game's "Skin Manager" in the "Extras" menu, the skin simply changes her outfit to the tiny white top and green number made famous by Jade. There's even a bow staff on her back and a pouch that hangs by her side, but neither perform any in-game function; magical Elika has no need for such things, anyhow. 

The Jade skin joins the free skin of Assassin's Creed's Altair for the Prince, which is available simply by signing up for a Ubisoft.com account and linking it to your game. (Doing it on the PlayStation 3 was a snap; the game brought up the web browser to initiate sign-up and everything.) Also available with selected limited edition copies of the game are two additional skins -- the Prince of The Sands of Time trilogy, as well as a Farrah skin for Elika.

This means there's two more skin slots for both Elika and the Prince open. I wonder if either of them will be the "dog whisperer," Cesar Millan. One can only dream ...

Prince of Persia is being delivered to stores by storks right now, and our full review will go live tomorrow at 10 A.M. PST. 

[Note: All images were taken with a digital camera directly off of a television, hence the questionable quality.]


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grafkhun's Avatar
grafkhun at 12/01/2008 14:44
Jade... BG&E... oh yeah, thanks for reminding, still have to go finish that game on the PS2. Anyways, neat skin unlock indeed.
Crunshii's Avatar
Crunshii at 12/01/2008 14:44
isnt that... the chick that takes pictures the whole game?
AudioTerror's Avatar
AudioTerror at 12/01/2008 14:45
This and Persona 4 are the last on my "must have" lists. Can't wait for this. . . . glad I'm on vacation right now.
Jim Sterling's Avatar
Jim Sterling at 12/01/2008 14:45
DonHonk:

Don't be a douche.
Brad Nicholson's Avatar
Brad Nicholson at 12/01/2008 14:47
DonHonk:

Don't be a douche.
Tronjoy's Avatar
Tronjoy at 12/01/2008 14:50
Holy God that's awesome! I hope that means that maybe, just maybe, they'll make a second Beyond Good and Evil? Please?
Solgrim's Avatar
Solgrim at 12/01/2008 14:51
In other news: Support Beyond Good and Evil 2 by actually buying it.

oh, and...

DonHonk:

Don't be a douche.
the Golden Avatar's Avatar
the Golden Avatar at 12/01/2008 14:51
@Tronjoy

Where have you been? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkCXE1l5MVI
moshakirby's Avatar
moshakirby at 12/01/2008 14:52
Jim Sterling:

You're british.

Jim Sterling, Brad Nicholson, NICK CHESTER:

You're all pricks

DonHonk:

I agree, at least don't set it as the fucking title. Idiot fucks.
DonHonk's Avatar
DonHonk at 12/01/2008 14:53
I don't like being a feminine product. :(
Uther's Avatar
Uther at 12/01/2008 14:53
@DonHonk

Douch Away!
pendelton21's Avatar
pendelton21 at 12/01/2008 14:53
Nice.
Solgrim's Avatar
Solgrim at 12/01/2008 14:53
I figure this is relevant to this post. For the people who don't know:

Beyond Good and Evil 2

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/34508.html
moshakirby's Avatar
moshakirby at 12/01/2008 14:54
@self

In before rage banning.
the Golden Avatar's Avatar
the Golden Avatar at 12/01/2008 14:55
What exactly have you people got against the Dutch?
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar
Hamza CTZ Aziz at 12/01/2008 14:57
DonHonk:

Spoiler alert: Elika wears clothes.
the Golden Avatar's Avatar
the Golden Avatar at 12/01/2008 14:57
@moshakirby

More fool you. It takes a bit more than that to get banned around here.
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 12/01/2008 14:58
Sorry, didn't see this to be quite a spoiler; I suppose I can see why you're angry to be point of calling me an idiot fuck, though. There's still 12-some-odd-hours of game to explore, though, so I haven't ruined too much. Or anything, actually.

Also, no banning for calling me an idiot. Not our style.
Tronjoy's Avatar
Tronjoy at 12/01/2008 14:58
@ the Golden Avatar

Oh wow. My positive thinking must have worked!

But yeah, thanks for updating me. Half-Life was also awesome, why won't someone make Half-Life 2?!?!
Brad Nicholson's Avatar
Brad Nicholson at 12/01/2008 14:59
DonHonk:

The prince can jump.
MrSadistic's Avatar
MrSadistic at 12/01/2008 15:01
Brad is spamming, ban him.
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Genfuyung at 12/01/2008 15:20
Id really like to see the other prince costume. When someone unlocks it, a cblog with pics would be appreciated.
ThunderHeartXI's Avatar
ThunderHeartXI at 12/01/2008 15:20
It's awesome that Ubisoft is putting a reference to an amazing game of theirs, even if it didn't sell so well.

Also, rage spamming.
Demtor's Avatar
Demtor at 12/01/2008 15:21
I for one am surprised that they aren't charging $5 for it as DLC.
Swizzler121's Avatar
Swizzler121 at 12/01/2008 15:21
hope that's not what jade looks like in BG&E2 cuz that is uuuuuuugly!
braulio09's Avatar
braulio09 at 12/01/2008 15:22
"Well, sometime must have been listening "
"Prince's magically sidekick,"
"made famous my Jade."

You type so fast!!!1111111!11one
UglyDuck's Avatar
UglyDuck at 12/01/2008 15:56
That looks weird. I like that they did it, but... it's kinda like a child scribbling a crayon on a piece of paper and handing it to you, looking expectantly for your approval. Maybe I should just embrace the willingness to appease us...

o_e
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 12/01/2008 16:07
@braulio09:

You read faster!
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ArrestedDeveloper at 12/01/2008 16:14
I heard beating the game also unlocks annoying stealth sections.
braulio09's Avatar
braulio09 at 12/01/2008 16:25
i dont see why people are so surprise theyre not being charged. don't remember any ubi games charging for lame skins. you're all thinking of namco and bethesda
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 12/01/2008 16:53
Yes, to be clear, this skin is 100% free. I mean, you have to buy the game, I suppose ...
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 12/01/2008 17:21
Well shit, now I have to buy this game...
MrSadistic's Avatar
MrSadistic at 12/01/2008 17:53
Well Ubisoft did the same thing with FC 2. Except instead of a skin, you unlocked some useless extra designs for the machete.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar
TrailerParkJesus at 12/01/2008 19:01
Feels like cheap fanservice (along with Altair) to trick people into buying it, but hey free is free.
DStek's Avatar
DStek at 12/01/2008 22:23
Donhonk:

That is all.
Charles Sharam's Avatar
Charles Sharam at 12/02/2008 04:46
@ Hamza

What?! No free peeksies? =[
Freefall's Avatar
Freefall at 12/02/2008 13:02
Works on me
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 12/02/2008 13:34
People who don't like spoilers shouldn't use the internet.
ToxinBlackheart's Avatar
ToxinBlackheart at 12/02/2008 13:45
Awesome skins. Thank you Ubisoft!
David Quinn Carder's Avatar
David Quinn Carder at 12/02/2008 20:51
People who think this is a spoiler are dumbasses. The only way this could affect your enjoyment of earning the costume is if you were expecting something better and like being strung along, and the only way this could affect your enjoyment of actually using the costume is . . .

well it can't.

So I think the problem isn't that it's a spoiler (because it's a totally benign one), but rather, the problem is simply that some people like having something to be pissy about, and this gives them an excuse.

Fuck 'em.

P.S. — I really need to play Beyond Good & Evil.
stanfy86's Avatar
stanfy86 at 12/04/2008 21:24
haha DonHonk, and moshakirby are dumbasses, let's all point and laugh HA HA
Rosseh's Avatar
Rosseh at 12/07/2008 14:19
It's strange how this one is Elika dressed as Jade but the Farah costume is actually Farah.
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Pixelated at 12/16/2008 02:53
Too bad this game is super gay and super dumbed down. Oh and the shadows look like fucking saw blades. Ubisoft is just the French EA pumping out shit title after shit title full of bugs. What's with this Prince Of Persia cartoon they released? The art direction is garbage.
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